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Second "dirty war" witness missing in Argentina

BUENOS AIRESĀ  - Police searched on Thursday for a man who has disappeared months after testifying he was tortured by a policeman during Argentina's military dictatorship, the second "Dirty War" witness to go missing.

Government officials said President Nestor Kirchner had postponed a planned trip to coordinate police efforts to locate Luis Gerez, a 51-year-old construction worker who vanished on Wednesday, according to family members.
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